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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS SulzerBowenHuibersMaitlandMollerSalernoSulzer Nominated Captain Arthur H. Sulzer, USN (ret) has been nominated by the Obama administration for the position of Member, Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Captain Sulzer is a U.S Navy veteran whose assignments included Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Bollinger Appoints Bowen Bollinger Shipyards has appointed Charles ?Skip? Bowen to the position of Vice President Government Relations. Bowen joined Bollinger in April 2011 as Program Manager for the FRC ?Sentinel? Class Patrol Boat building program at Bollinger?s Lockport facility, following a 32 year career with the U.S. Coast Guard. Huibers to Head Volvo Penta Americas Ron Huibers has been appointed new president of Volvo Penta Americas. Huibers, currently President of Sales & Marketing North America within Volvo Trucks Americas, has been with Volvo Group for 20 years. Maitland to Keynote SHIPPINGInsight Conference Clay Maitland, managing partner of International Registries, Inc., which administers the Marshall Islands Ship Registry, will be the keynote speaker at the SHIPPINGInsight 2012 Fleet Optimization Conference, Oct. 8-10 in Stamford, CT. Maitland is founding chairman of the North American Maritime Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA). Moller Appointed to NAVSAC Jeffrey S. Moller, Blank Rome LLP Partner and Product Liability, Mass Torts, insurance Practice Group Leader has been appointed to the Navigation Safety Advisory Council (NAVSAC) as a member representing the viewpoint of the Maritime Law Association. Salerno joins NAMEPA Board The North American Marine Environment Protection Association announced that United States Coast Guard Vice Admiral Brian Salerno (Ret.) will join its Board effective immediately. VADM Salerno recently retired from the Coast Guard where he most recently, Salerno served as Deputy Commandant for Operations, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters. OilCareers.com Promotes Scott OilCareers.com has announced the appointment of Karen Scott as the organization?s Head of Marketing. Karen has over 15 years? experience working across a broad range of industries, with marketing roles at numerous international organizations. UTEC Appoints COO UTEC has announced the appointment of Brendan Ryan as COO. Brendan holds a BAI in Engineering and a BA in Mathematics from Trinity College, Dublin and a MBA from Texas A&M in Corpus Christi, Texas. He is also a Chartered Engineer from the Institute of Engineers in Ireland and will be based in UTEC?s Houston of ce. OMM Names Managing Director Offshore Marine Management GmbH (OMM GmbH) has announced the appointment of Managing Director Klaus Klingelhöller to the company. Klaus joined OMM GmbH in early July of this year, bringing to the role over 25 years? experience of working within the renewables industry both on and offshore. Austal Graduates Apprentices Austal USA recently honored 15 graduates of Austal?s cutting-edge four- year apprenticeship program yesterday at a ceremony held in the new Of ce Complex Multi-Use Room. The graduates received their certi cates of completion and designation as Department of Labor Class A Journeymen. The graduating class consisted of 6 electrical journeymen, 4 pipe  tting journeymen, and 5 fabrication journeymen. Special recognition went to Bill Ray Stroup, Jr., as the class valedictorian, as he was presented with the ?Ross Latapie Award of Excellence?; named in memory of Mr. Ross Latapie, a former apprentice. September 201240 MNMNSept2012 Layout 32-42.indd 40MNSept2012 Layout 32-42.indd 408/30/2012 3:35:25 PM8/30/2012 3:35:25 PM